Mysterious names. Mythical creatures that humanity still remembers

The world is not as simple as it seems at first glance. Scientists have already said many times that parallel worlds exist somewhere, from which come various mythical creatures previously unknown to man. It turns out that fairy tales, legends and myths are not fiction; they, most likely, can be called epics.

There is a certain bestiary - a medieval collection that provides a detailed description of various fictional mythical creatures. Below in the article a description of mythical creatures will be presented - a list with pictures and names.

Unicorns

If we talk about “good” mythical creatures, then we cannot fail to mention such like a unicorn. But what are they, unicorns? Most often, photos and pictures of unicorns depict beautiful white horses with one sharp horn in their forehead. Unicorns have always been considered a symbol of chastity and the fight for justice. Esotericists also claim that they should have blue eyes, a red head and a white body. Previously, unicorns were depicted with the body of a bull or goat, and only recently their body took on the appearance of a horse.

If you believe the myths, these creatures have an incredible amount of energy. It is very difficult to tame them, but they can obediently lie down on the ground if a virgin approaches them. In order to ride a unicorn, you need to acquire a golden bridle.

As for the life of such a mythical creature, then it is also very complex. Unicorns eat only flowers and drink only morning dew. They bathe only in clean forest ponds, where the water then acquires healing properties. The main power of unicorns is concentrated in their horn, which is also credited with healing powers. Esotericists claim that a person who meets a unicorn will become incredibly happy.

Pegasus

Pegasus is another mythical creature, which is similar to a horse. Many encyclopedias write that this winged horse is the son of the Gargona Medusa and Poseidon, the God of the Seas, who lived in Ancient Greece. The main function of Pegasus was to be on Olympus, where he transmitted lightning and thunder to his father. When Pegasus descended to the ground, he knocked out Hippocrene with his hoof. Hippocrene is the source of the muses, which served as inspiration for all creative individuals to take useful actions.

Valkyries

Special attention is paid to the mythical female creatures, among which the Valkyries are definitely worth mentioning. They are called Valkyries some warrior maidens who also serve as companions and executors of the will of Odin, the Supreme God in German-Scandinavian mythology. Valkyries can be called symbols of honorable death in battle. When a warrior died during hostilities, Valkyries flew to him on winged horses and took the deceased to the sky castle of Valhalla, where they began to serve him at table. These creatures have another distinctive ability - they can predict the future.

Names of other female mythical creatures:

• Norns are spinning women who can determine the birth, life and death of a person;
• The Parks are three sisters and daughters of the night, who also have the ability to predetermine the life of any person. The first daughter's name is Clota. She spins the thread of life. The second daughter, Lachesis, is the guardian of life. Atropos is the third daughter who cuts the thread of life;
• Erinnye - goddess of vengeance. As a rule, in photographs and pictures they are always depicted with torches in their hands. Such creatures push a person to commit vengeful actions for any grievances;
• Dryads are women who guard trees. They spend their entire lives in trees and also die with them. The dryads have their own wards who help them plant and grow trees;
• Graces are mythical creatures that are the personification of youthful charm and beauty. The main goal of the graces is to excite love in young girls’ hearts. In addition, the Graces always brought joy to those who came across their path.

Mythical birds

Speaking of mythical creatures, birds must be mentioned, since they also occupied leading places in various tales and legends.

Griffins and the like

The list of mythical creatures and monsters continues, resulting from the crossing of two or more powerful animals.

• Griffins are winged creatures that have the head of an eagle and the body of a lion. Griffins guarded the gold and treasures of the Riphean mountains. Their cry is very dangerous for all living things. The sound that griffins make kills everything in the area, even people;
• Hippogriffs are the result of crossing a vulture and a horse. Hippogriffs also had wings;
• A manticore is a creature with a human face. The manticore has three rows of teeth, the body of a lion, and the tail of a scorpion. Her eyes are bloodshot. Manticores move with lightning speed. Only human bodies are eaten;
• The Sphinx has a woman's head, breasts and a lion's body. His main task was to guard Thebes. He asked a riddle to everyone who passed by the sphinx. If a person could not guess it, then the sphinx would kill him.

Dragons

The list of mythical creatures also includes monsters, which look very much like dragons.

Russian mythical creatures

Now it’s worth considering the mythical creatures that lived in Russia.

• Sinister people lived in swamps and pestered people. They had the ability to inhabit an old man who has no children. Sinisters were the personification of darkness, misery and poverty. In the house, these creatures settled behind the stove, jumped on a person’s back and rode him;
• Khukhlik is a disguised water devil. This unclean spirit lives in bodies of water and loves to joke with people and play various tricks on them. The hukhlik is most active during Christmas time.

The cradle of human civilization.

Having considered such a list of mythical creatures, it should be noted that they are all fictional. And it will be considered this way until some facts are provided indicating their actual existence.

Myths and legends, any oral or written traditions tend to disappear over time and be erased from human memory.

This fate befell many characters, both good and bad. Some images were modified under the influence of religion or the peculiarities of the folklore of nations that gradually assimilated the indigenous people who gave rise to such a fantasy.

Others remained in the memory of mankind and even became a kind of “trademark”, a hot topic for books, films and computer games.

A mythical creature does not necessarily have features exaggerated by human imagination. Monsters can be of a completely natural appearance, be it an animal, a demigod, or an evil spirit taking the form of a human.

All of them have one thing in common - the attempt of ancient man to explain natural phenomena, disasters and misfortunes by the intervention of an extraterrestrial force, cruel and indifferent.

However, sometimes mythical animals, characters and images begin to live on their own. Once told, a legend is passed on from person to person, acquiring details and new facts.

What they all have in common is a terrible disposition, fear of losing accumulated wealth and an extremely long life span.

The character of such a creature is peculiar. Most of the dragons are wise, but hot-tempered, cruel and proud.

The hero often speculates on the lizard's attitude towards himself in order to later kill him through deception and cunning and take possession of the dragon's untold riches.

Later, many variations of the original image appeared. Thanks to John Tolkien, Robert Salvatore and many other authors of the fantasy genre, dragons were divided by color and even acquired a direct “kinship” with the original forces.

Terrors in the night, a reflection on the fangs of a vampire

A monster capable of drinking the blood of a person or subjugating him to his will. This evil spirits should be considered as an extremely harmful and cruel creature.

The villagers mercilessly drive an aspen stake into the next corpse, the carpenter famously chops off a cervical vertebra with an ax, and the next “vampire” goes to the Underworld.

Before Bram Stoker's novel was published, vampires were not given anthropomorphic features. So, for example, a blood-sucking creature from South America looks like a mixture of a hellhound with various kinds of monsters.

In the Philippines, a vampire is even depicted as a winged torso with a proboscis similar to that of a mosquito.

Thus, the monster “drinks” a person, taking away his youth, beauty and strength.

Ancient people were not so scrupulous and believed that it was enough for a creature to cut off its head, or cut out its heart.

Personal transport for every virgin

Not every mythical creature is terrible in nature, because darkness cannot exist without light, however, just like vice versa.

Mythical animals quite often act as guides for the protagonist, helping him with both advice and deeds.

The messenger of the primordial light, at least according to most legends, is. This creature is pure by nature, aggression and violence are alien to it, so these animals do not remain in the modern world.

The most remarkable fact is that the unicorn has a strange “connection” with the virgin, feels her and always comes to the call.

An interesting fact: the harsh northern peoples of Rus' have their own unicorn, huge and “callous”.

Does it sound satirical? And yet they describe it exactly like that. Unlike the shiny and light creature, Indrik belongs to the spirits of mother earth, and therefore looks the part.

The huge “earth mouse” is not attracted to virgins, but it can also come to the aid of a soul lost in the mountains.

We don’t know what - chimeras

The last chords of life - siren

Despite the fact that a siren and a mermaid are different concepts, they have a lot in common, which ultimately led to a conditional juggling of names and a little confusion.

However, this is acceptable. In Greek mythology, the Sirens are the nymphs of Persephone, who lost the will to live with their mistress when she went to Hades.

With their singing, they lured sailors to the island, where they devoured their bodies, probably out of longing for their patroness.

Odysseus almost fell into their net, and he even ordered his comrades to tie themselves up so as not to become prey to carnivorous fish women.

Later, the image migrated to the mythology of Europe and even became a kind of common noun personifying the temptation of the deep sea for a sailor.

There have been theories that mermaids are actually manatees, which may resemble fish with anthropomorphic features, but the image itself remains relevant to this day.

Witnesses of the past - Bigfoot, Yeti and Bigfoot

Unlike other characters, these creatures are still found throughout the world.

Regardless of their veracity, the very fact of such finds is living proof that the images not only still exist, but also remain relevant.

What they have in common is their similarity with various stages of the evolutionary cycle of human development.

They are huge, have a thick coat of wool, are fast and strong. Despite their meager intelligence, the creatures continue to stubbornly avoid all the ingenious traps created by various kinds of hunters for mystical secrets.

Mythical animals remain an extremely relevant topic, in demand not only by art workers, but also by historians.

The epic had a huge influence on the development of humanity and the skepticism with which a modern resident of a metropolis treats such mysteries is dictated precisely by mythology and its “domestication” of the forces of nature.

The human imagination, especially in nightmares, can generate images of terrible monsters. They come from the darkness and inspire inexplicable fear. Over the entire multi-thousand-year history of existence, humanity believed in a fairly large number of such monsters, whose names they tried not to even pronounce, since they personified universal evil.

Yowie is often compared to the more famous Bigfoot, but he is credited with Australian origin. According to legend, Yowie lived exclusively in Blue Mountain, a mountainous region located west of Sydney. The image of this monster appeared in Aboriginal folklore to scare away European immigrants and settlers, although there is evidence that the myth has a longer history. There have been people who have spoken of encountering this creature, which is considered an "evil spirit", although there is no official confirmation of Yowie attacking people. It is said that when meeting a person, Yowie stops and stares, and then disappears into the dense forest.

During the era of colonial wars, many myths appeared or found new life in different parts of the world. For example, in regions of South America they began to talk about the existence of giant anacondas. These snakes reach a length of up to 5 m, and their body, in comparison with ordinary anacondas, is much more massive. Fortunately, no one has ever encountered such a snake, either alive or dead.

If you delve into the mythology of the Slavs, you can believe in the existence of such a creature as a brownie. This is a small, bearded man who can live in a pet or even inhabit a person. They say that in every house there lives a brownie, who is responsible for the atmosphere in it: if there is order and harmony in the house, then the brownie is good, if there is often swearing in the house, then the brownie is evil. An evil brownie is capable of causing constant accidents that make life unbearable.

With the head of a crocodile and the face of a dog, with a ponytail and fins, and large fangs, the Bunyip is a fairly large monster that is said to live in the swamps and other parts of Australia. His name comes from the word "devil", but many other qualities are also attributed to him. This monster was most often talked about in the 19th century, and today it is believed that the creature still exists and lives on parity with the locals. The Aborigines believe this most of all.

Everyone knows the Bigfoot creature. This is a large creature that lives in different parts of the United States. He is very tall, his body is covered with black or brown fur. They say that when meeting him, a person becomes numb in the literal sense of the word, being under the influence of hypnosis. There were people who testified to cases when Bigfoot took people with him into the forest and kept them in his den for a long time. Whether this is true or not, the image of Bigfoot inspires fear in many.

Jikininki is a special creature born from Japanese folklore. In the past, this was a man who, after death, transformed into a terrible monster. Many believe that this is a ghost that feeds on human flesh, so people who believe in this deliberately avoid visiting cemeteries. In Japan, they believe that if a person is very greedy during life, after death he turns into a jikininki as punishment and experiences an eternal hunger for carrion. Outwardly, the jikininki is similar to a person, but with a disproportionate body and large glowing eyes.

This creature has Tibetan roots. Researchers believe that the Yeti crossed into Nepal following the footsteps of the Sherpa migrants, emigrants from Tibet. They say that he wanders around the surrounding area, sometimes throwing huge stones and whistling terribly. The Yeti walks on two legs, its body is covered with light fur, and its mouth has dog fangs. Both ordinary people and researchers claim that they have encountered this creature in reality. They say that it penetrates into our world from the other world.

The Chupacabra is a fairly small creature, but capable of causing a lot of problems. This monster was first talked about in Puerto Rico, and later in other parts of South and North America. "Chupacabra" means "goat blood sucker." The creature received this name as a result of a large number of unexplained deaths of livestock of the local population. The animals died from blood loss through bites on the neck. The Chupacabra has also been spotted in Chile. Basically, all evidence of the existence of the monster is oral; there is no body or photograph of it. No one managed to catch the monster alive either, but it is very popular all over the world.

Between 1764 and 1767, France lived in great fear because of a werewolf, either a wolf or a dog. They say that during the period of its existence the monster made 210 attacks on people, of which it killed 113. No one wanted to meet him. The monster was even officially hunted by King Louis XV. Many professional hunters tracked the animal with the aim of killing it, but their attempts were in vain. As a result, a local hunter killed him with a charmed bullet. Human remains were found in the belly of the beast.

In American Indian mythology, there was a bloodthirsty creature called the Wendigo, the product of curses. The fact is that in the myths of the Algonquian tribes it was stated that if during life a person was a cannibal and ate human flesh, then after death he turns into a Wendigo. They also said that he could inhabit any person, taking possession of his soul. The Wendigo is three times taller than a human, its skin is decaying and its bones are protruding. This creature is constantly hungry and craves human flesh.

The Sumerians, representatives of an ancient but quite developed civilization, created their own epic, in which they talked about gods, goddesses and their everyday life. One of the most popular epics was the Epic of Gilgamesh and the stories of the creature Gugalanna. This creature, in search of the king, killed a large number of people and destroyed cities. Gugalanna is a bull-shaped monster that the gods used as an instrument of revenge on people.

Like vampires, this creature has a constant thirst for blood. It also devours human hearts and has the ability to detach the upper part of its body and enter people's houses, especially houses where pregnant women live, to drink their blood and steal the child using its long tongue. But this creature is mortal and can be killed by sprinkling salt on it.

Black Annis, as the embodiment of evil, is known to everyone in Britain, especially in rural areas. She is the main character of local folklore of the 19th century. Annis has blue skin and a scary smile. Children had to avoid meeting her, as she fed on children and sheep, which she took from houses and yards by deception or force. Annis made belts from the skins of children and sheep, which she then wore on herself in dozens.

The most terrible of the worst, the Dybbuk, is the main character of Jewish mythology. This evil spirit is considered the most cruel. He is capable of destroying the life of anyone and destroying the soul, while the person will not be aware of what is happening to him and will gradually die.

“The Tale of Koshchei the Immortal” belongs to the mythology and folklore of the Slavs and tells about a creature that cannot be killed, but which ruins everyone’s life. But he has a weak point - his soul, which is at the end of a needle, which is hidden in an egg that is inside a duck, which is sitting inside a hare. The hare sits in a strong chest on the top of the tallest oak tree growing on a fabulous island. In a word, it’s difficult to call a trip to this island pleasant.

In the culture of every nation there are mythical creatures with both positive and negative qualities.

Some of them are known all over the world. Others, on the contrary, are familiar only to a specific ethnic group.

In this article we present a popular list of mythical creatures with pictures. Moreover, you will learn their origins as well as those associated with them.

Homunculus

Faust with Homunculus

To do this, it was necessary to meet many different conditions, with the obligatory use of mandrakes. The alchemists were confident that such a little man was able to protect his owner from harm.

Brownie

This is one of the most popular mythical creatures in Slavic folklore. Most people know about him from fairy tales. Until now, some believe that the Brownie can influence the life of the owner of the house.

According to the myth, so that he does not harm any of his owners, he must be appeased with various treats. Although this often leads to the opposite consequences.

Babai

In Slavic mythology it is a night spirit. They usually scare naughty children. And although Babai does not have any specific image, he is often spoken of as an old man with a sack in which he puts harmful children.

Nephilim

The Nephilim lived in pre-Flood times and are even mentioned in the Bible. These creatures are fallen angels who were once seduced by the beauty of earthly women and entered into sexual relations with them.

As a result of these connections, the Nephilim began to be born. Literally, the word means “those who make others fall.” They were very tall, and also distinguished by incredible strength and cruelty. The Nephilim attacked people and caused serious destruction.

Abaasy

Baawan Shi

In Scottish mythology, it meant a bloodthirsty creature. When a person saw a raven turning into a beautiful girl in a dress, it meant that in front of him was Baavan shi himself.

It was not for nothing that the evil spirit wore a long dress, because under it he could hide his deer hooves. These evil mythical creatures won over men, and then drank all their blood.

Baku

Werewolf

One of the most famous mythical creatures found among different peoples of the world. A werewolf is a person who can transform into animals.

Most often, werewolves are. Such modifications can occur at the request of the werewolf himself, or in connection with lunar cycles.

Wiryava

The peoples of the north called the mistress of the forests that way. As a rule, she was depicted as a beautiful girl. Viryava is served by animals and birds. She is friendly towards people and can help them if necessary.

Wendigo

The Wendigo is an evil cannibal spirit. He is an ardent opponent of any excesses in human behavior. He likes to hunt and surprise his victims.

When any traveler finds himself in the forest, this mythical creature begins to make frightening sounds. As a result, the person takes to his heels, but fails to escape.

Shikigami

In Japanese myths, these are spirits that can be summoned by the sorcerer Omme-do. Despite their small size, they can inhabit animals and birds in order to then control them.

Manipulating Shikigami is very dangerous for a magician, since at any moment they can begin to attack him.

Hydra

This mythical creature is described in the work of the ancient Greek poet Hesiod. Hydra has a serpentine body and many heads. If you cut off one of them, two new ones immediately grow in its place.

Destroying Hydra is almost impossible. She guards the entrance to the kingdom of the dead and is ready to attack anyone who gets in her way.

Fights

In English mythology, this is the name given to water fairies. Turning into wooden saucers, slowly floating on the surface of the water, they try to lure women into a trap.

As soon as a woman touches such a saucer, Drac immediately grabs her and drags her to the bottom, where she will have to look after his children.

Sinister

These are pagan evil spirits in the myths of the ancient Slavs. They pose a great danger to humans.

Evil spirits pester people and can even possess them, especially if they are alone. Often these mythical creatures take the form of poor old people.

Incubi

In the legends of many European countries, this was the name given to male demons thirsting for female love.

In some ancient books, these creatures were represented as fallen angels. They have such a high reproductive rate that entire nations arose from them.

Goblin

Most people know that the mythical creature Leshy is the owner of the forest, vigilantly watching over all his property. If a person does nothing bad to him, then he treats him friendly and can even help him find a way out of the forest.

But he can deliberately force bad people to walk in circles around his domain, leading them astray. The goblin can laugh, sing, clap his hands or cry. With the onset of cold weather, it goes underground.

Baba Yaga

One of the most popular characters in Russian fairy tales. Baba Yaga is the mistress of the forest, and all animals and birds obey her.

As a rule, she is presented as a negative character, but sometimes she can come to the aid of different heroes.

Baba Yaga lives in a hut on chicken legs and can also fly on a mortar. She invites children to come into her abode and then eat them.

Shishiga

Living in the forest, this mythical creature attacks lost people and then eats them. At night, Shishiga prefers to make noise and wander through the forest.

According to another belief, Shishigi love to mock people who begin to take on any work without first praying. From this follows the popular belief that they accustom people to the correct routine of life.

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Vampires

Witches

Dragons

Demons

Almost all the mythical creatures about which we know anything are collected here.

It's no secret that in ancient times, to explain this or that natural phenomenon, people referred to the will of the Gods. Thus, thunder and lightning were an indicator of Odin's rage. While the storm and the death of the sailors was an expression of Poseidon's wrath. The Egyptians believed that the sun was controlled by God Ra. In addition to explaining certain phenomena associated with the favor of the pantheon of Gods of a certain nationality, people often described their assistants as mythical creatures.

Myths and legends

Many epics, tales, legends and myths have survived to this day, which describe amazing creatures. They can be good and evil, help and harm people. The only common feature of each of the mythical characters is magical abilities.

Regardless of their size or habitat of mythical creatures, in various legends a person could turn to them for help. On the other hand, there are many stories about how people fight “creatures” that intimidate residents of villages, cities and even countries. Interestingly, the presence of mythical creatures is described in the treatises of almost all nationalities inhabiting planet Earth.

Fact or fiction?

Each of us in childhood heard fairy tales about Baba Yaga, the Serpent Gorynych or Koshchei the Immortal. These characters are typical of the legends that arose in Rus'. At the same time, stories about gnomes, trolls, elves and mermaids will be closer to Europeans. However, almost anywhere in the world, legends about vampires, werewolves and witches have been heard at least once.

Is it possible to say that all these fables are a figment of human imagination or reliable confirmation that mythical creatures previously lived on our planet? It is impossible to reliably answer this question. However, many legends or events described in them are confirmed by the facts that scientists discover.

What is this section about?

The mysteries of the existence of fairies, unicorns, griffins, and harpies have been attracting people for many centuries. In this section of the site you can familiarize yourself with information that will lift the curtain on the mystery of the origin of magic and answer the most popular questions about mythical creatures.

Historical facts are presented here and various versions of legends are described. After reading the articles, for yourself, everyone will be able to answer the question of whether these races actually existed or whether they are a figment of the imagination of people who were afraid of every rustle.